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Re: Building a computer
« Reply #15 on: January 26, 2013, 04:12:42 PM »
Finished Parts List, check for compatibility

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$179.99 - CPU (i5 Quad-core 3.1GHz)
$23.69 - Disk drive (Asus)
$26.47 - Wi-fi card (Asus)
$27.00 - Audio card (Asus)
$44.99 - Case (Cooler Master Elite 430)
$8.01 - Fan (Cooler Master SickleFlow [120mm])
$15.10 - Mouse/Keyboard (Logitech)
$74.98 - Power supply (Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 700 watt)
$60 - EVGA GeForce GT 630 duel slot
$189.99 - Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128545
$43.32 - Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB kit RAM DDR3-1600 1.5V 240-Pin
FREE - Terabyte hard-drive (7200 RPM)
FREE - Monitor

TOTAL: 693.54, which surpasses my goal by 93.54 dollars

EDIT: Is there anything I'm missing?

This is not including an OS, which is my biggest debate so far, but I'll probably end up with Windows 7. Windows 8 kinda sucks.
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Re: Building a computer
« Reply #16 on: January 26, 2013, 05:04:38 PM »
Lately I've been impressed at Windows' backwards compatibility. They've done way better with it than Apple (possibly sometimes at the cost of quality but it's still cool).
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Re: Building a computer
« Reply #17 on: January 26, 2013, 05:45:14 PM »
OSes are unnecessarily expensive.... WHY IS WINDOWS 70 BUCKS?! AND IT'S ON SALE >.<

Yo ho ho and shiver me timbers, 'cuz I'm honestly considering piracy. If you can rip everyone ELSE off, then you won't even miss a few of my dollars, Microsoft!
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Re: Building a computer
« Reply #18 on: January 27, 2013, 01:32:06 PM »
Quote from: Zoo on January 26, 2013, 05:45:14 PM
OSes are unnecessarily expensive.... WHY IS WINDOWS 70 BUCKS?! AND IT'S ON SALE >.<

Yo ho ho and shiver me timbers, 'cuz I'm honestly considering piracy. If you can rip everyone ELSE off, then you won't even miss a few of my dollars, Microsoft!
Sounds dangerous.  Pirated programs often contain malware, which is bad enough, but a pirated OS containing malware would be infinitely worse.

Are you in college?  If so, you might be able to get an academic discount.  You might even get it for free.  I've legally downloaded Windows XP, 7, and 8 through Microsoft's Dreamspark program.

If that's not possible, then $70 is still a really good price.
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Re: Building a computer
« Reply #19 on: January 27, 2013, 04:37:39 PM »
I was kidding. And yeah, $70.00 is a pretty good price, but Windows 8 is a bit on the bad side. I've heard bad things. It's on sale until February first, so I have a bit of time to think.
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Re: Building a computer
« Reply #20 on: January 27, 2013, 06:57:10 PM »
Go win 7!
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Re: Building a computer
« Reply #21 on: January 27, 2013, 09:10:24 PM »
My thoughts exactly... now to find a non-shifty internet retailer that carries it new... oh wait, you can't get a good OS new anymore.... and it's only one installation per disk....
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